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'''Akkamma Devi''' (c. 1918&nbsp;– 23 November 2012) was an Indian politician and member of the [[Indian National Congress]] political party under Indira Gandhi. Devi served in the [[3rd Lok Sabha]] for the [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nilgiris]] from 1962 to 1967, becoming the first woman to represent that constituency.<br />
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==Background==<br />
Devi was the first woman from the Nilgiris to graduate from college.<ref name=bline/> Akkamma Devi served in the national [[Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nilgiris]] constituency from 1962 to 1967, the first woman to hold that seat. She was chosen to run for the seat by [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Madras]] (now known as [[Tamil Nadu]]) [[K. Kamaraj]].<ref name="bline">{{cite news|title=Former Congress MP Akkamma Devi passes away |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/former-congress-mp-akkamma-devi-passes-away/article4126410.ece |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date=2012-11-23 |access-date=2012-12-08}}</ref> Devi died at her home in [[hubbathalai]], Tamil Nadu, India, from a long illness on 23 November 2012, at the age of 94.<ref name="bline" /><br />
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